disinvest

disinvest

(ˌdɪsɪnˈvɛst)

vb

1. (Economics) (usually foll by in) to remove investment (from)

2. (Economics) (intr) to reduce the capital stock of an economy or enterprise, as by not replacing obsolete machinery

ˌdisinˈvestment n

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dis•in•vest

(ˌdɪs ɪnˈvɛst)

v.t.

to engage in disinvestment.

[1620–30]

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disinvest

Past participle: disinvested
Gerund: disinvesting

Imperative

disinvest

disinvest

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	disinvest - deprive of status or authority; "he was divested of his rights and his title"; "They disinvested themselves of their rights" divest dethrone - remove a monarch from the throne; "If the King does not abdicate, he will have to be dethroned" discharge, free - free from obligations or duties defrock, unfrock - divest of the frock; of church officials
	2.	disinvest - reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment); "The company decided to divest"; "the board of trustees divested $20 million in real estate property"; "There was pressure on the university to disinvest in South Africa" divest draw off, take out, withdraw, draw - remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank"
	3.	disinvest - remove (someone's or one's own) clothes; "The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim"; "She divested herself of her outdoor clothes"; "He disinvested himself of his garments" undress, divest, strip discase, disrobe, strip down, uncase, undress, strip, unclothe, peel - get undressed; "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living" remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

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Translations

disinvest

[ˌdɪsɪnˈvest] VI → desinvertir (from de)

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